List of volcanoes
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The list of volcanoes includes some which are active, dormant and extinct:
On Earth[change | change source]
Antarctica[change | change source]
- Mount Erebus
- Deception Island
Argentina[change | change source]
- Mount Aconcagua
Australia[change | change source]
- Heard Island and the McDonald Islands
- Big Ben (Heard Island)
- New South Wales
- Mount Canobolas
- Mount Warning
- Queensland
- Glasshouse Mountains
- Mount Fox
- South Australia
- Mount Gambier
- Mount Schank
- Victoria
- Lake Bullen Merri
- Mount Buninyong
- Mount Eccles, in Mount Eccles National Park
- Mount Elephant
- Mount Franklin, near Hepburn Springs
- Mount Fraser, near Beveridge
- Mount Kooroocheang
- Mount Macedon
- Mount Neurat
- Mount Napier
- Mount Rowan (Victoria)
- Mount Warrenheip
- Tower Hill, in Tower Hill State Game Reserve
- Tasmania
- The Nut (near the town of Stanley)
Bolivia[change | change source]
- Acotango
- Cerro Columa
- Cerro Moiro
- Cerro San Augustin
- Cerro Santa Isabel
- Cerro Yumia
- Cerros de Tocorpuri
- Escala
- Guayaques
- Irruputuncu
- Licancabur
- Macizo de Larancagua
- Macizo de Pacuni
- Nevado Anallajsi
- Neuvo Mundo
- Olca-Paruma
- Ollague
- Pampa Luxsar
- Parinacota
- Patilla Pata
- Quetena
- Sacabaya
- Sairecabur
- Tata Sabaya
- Uturuncu
Cameroon[change | change source]
- Mount Cameroon
Canada[change | change source]
- Abitibi greenstone belt
- Blake River Megacaldera Complex
- Misema Caldera
- New Senator Caldera
- Noranda Caldera
- Blake River Megacaldera Complex
- Anahim Volcanic Belt
- Chilcotin Plateau Basalts
- Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
- Stikine Volcanic Belt
- Mount Edziza
- Eve Cone
- Hoodoo Mountain
- Lava Fork
- Pyramid Dome
- Tseax River Cone
- Volcano Mountain
- Williams Cone
- Wells Gray-Clearwater Volcanic Field
- Hyalo Ridge
- Whitehorse Bluffs
- Pyramid Mountain
- Wrangell Volcanic Belt
Cape Verde[change | change source]
- Brava
- Fogo
- Sao Vicente
Colombia[change | change source]
- Azufral
- Cerro Bravo
- Cerro Negro de Mayasquer
- Cumbal
- Dona Juana
- Galeras
- Nevado del Huila
- Nevado del Tolima
- Nevado del Ruiz
- Machin
- Petacas
- Purace
- Santa Isabel
- Sotara
Comoros[change | change source]
- Le Kartala (2316 m - active)
Costa Rica[change | change source]
- Arenal (1657 m - active)
- Barva
- Cerro Tilaran
- Irazu (3432 m - active)
- Miravalles
- Orosi
- Platanar
- Poás (2708 m - active)
- Rincon de la Vieja (1916 m - complex)
- Tenorio
- Turrialba (active)
Democratic Republic of the Congo[change | change source]
- May-Ya-Moto
- Nyamuragira
- Mount Nyiragongo
- Tshibinda
- Bisoke
Dominica[change | change source]
- Morne aux Diables
- Morne Diablotins
- Morne Plat Pays
- Morne Trois Pitons
- Morne Watts
Ecuador[change | change source]
- Antisana
- Atacazo
- Cayambe
- Chacana
- Chichoca
- Cotopaxi
- Guagua Pichincha
- Illiniza
- Mojanda
- Pan de Azucar
- Pululagua
- Quilotoa
- Reventador
- Sangay
- Soche
- Sumaco
- Tulabug
- Tungurahua
- Galapagos Islands
- Alcedo
- Cerro Azul
- Darwin
- Ecuador
- Fernandina
- Floreana
- Genovesa
- Marchena
- Pinta
- San Cristobal
- Santa Cruz
- Santiago
- Sierra Negra
- Wolf
El Salvador[change | change source]
- Cerro Cinotepeque
- Cerro Singuil
- Chinameca
- Coatepeque Caldera
- Conchaguita
- El Tigre
- Guazapa
- Ilopango
- Izalco
- Laguna Aramuaca
- San Diego
- San Miguel
- San Salvador
- San Vicente
- Santa Ana
- Taburete
- Tecapa
- Usulutan
Ethiopia[change | change source]
- Erta Ale, one of the most active in Africa
- Mount Alayta (last eruption 1915)
France[change | change source]
- Mainland France
- Puy de Dôme (dormant)
- Guadeloupe
- La Grande Soufrière (dormant)
- Martinique
- Mt. Pelée (dormant)
- Réunion
- Piton de la Fournaise (active)
- Piton des Neiges (extinct)
Germany[change | change source]
Greece[change | change source]
- Kos
- Methana
- Milos
- Nisyros
- Santorini caldera
- Yali
Honduras[change | change source]
- Isla el Tigre
- Isla Zacate Grande
- Utila Island
Iceland[change | change source]
- Askja
- Eldfell
- Esjufjoll
- Eyjafjallajökull
- Grimsnes
- Grimsvotn
- Heimaey
- Hekla
- Hengill
- Hofsjokull
- Kollóttadyngja
- Kerlingarfjoll
- Katla
- Krafla
- Krisuvik
- Langjokull
- Ljosufjoll
- Lysuholl
- Oraefajokull
- Prestahnukur
- Skjaldbreiður
- Snaefellsjokull
- Surtsey
India[change | change source]
- Barren (active)
- Narkundam
Indonesia[change | change source]
- Krakatoa, Rakata
- Mount Tambora, Sumbawa
- Volcanoes of Bali island
- Mount Agung
- Mount Batur
- Bratan
- Volcanoes of Flores island
- Ebulobo
- Egon
- Ilimuda
- Inielika
- Inierie
- Iya
- Kelimutu
- Leroboleng
- Lewotobi
- Ndete Napu
- Poco Leok
- Ranakah
- Riang Kotang
- Sukaria Caldera
- Wai Sano
- Volcanoes of Java island (38)
- Lomblen
- Ililabalekan
- Iliwerung
- Lewotolo
- Lombok
- Rinjani
- Volcanoes of New Guinea
- Volcanoes of Sulawesi
- Ambang
- Colo
- Klabat
- Mahawu
- Sempu
- Soputan
- Tongkoko
- Volcanoes of Sumatra
- Belirang-Beriti
- Besar
- Bukit Daun
- Bukit Lumut Balai
- Dempo
- Geureudong
- Gunung Kerinci
- Gunung Tujuh
- Helatoba-Tarutung
- Hulubelu
- Hutapanjang
- Imun
- Kaba
- Kembar
- Kerinci
- Kunyit
- Lubukraya
- Marapi
- Patah
- Pendan
- Peuet Sague
- Pulau Weh
- Rajabasu
- Ranau
- Sarik-Gajah
- Sekincau Belirang
- Seluwah Agam
- Sibayak
- Sibualbuali
- Sinabung
- Sorikmarapi
- Sumbing
- Suoh
- Talakmau
- Talang
- Tandikat
- Toba
Italy[change | change source]
- Campi Flegrei (dormant)
- Mount Vesuvius (dormant)
- Mount Etna (active)
- Stromboli (active)
- Vulsini (dormant)
Japan[change | change source]
- Hokkaido
- Akan
- Daisetsu
- E San
- Komaga Take
- Kutcharo
- Kuttara
- Mashu
- Nigorigawa
- Nipesotsu Upepesanke
- Niseko
- Oshima Oshima
- Rausu
- Rishiri
- Shikotsu
- Shiretoko Iwo Zan
- Shiribetsu
- Tokachi
- Usu
- Yotei
- Honshū
- Adatara
- Akagi
- Asama
- Azuma-Kofuji
- Bandai
- Daisen
- Kusatsu-Shirane
- Mount Chokai
- Mount Fuji
- Mount Funagata
- Mount Haruna
- Mount Hiuchigatake
- Mount Myoko
- Mount Nekomadake
- Mount Norikura
- Mount Tateshina
- Mount Yake
- Mount Yoko
- Nantai
- Naruko
- Nasu-dake
- Niigata-Yakeyama
- Nikko-Shirane
- Ontake-san
- Zao
- Kyushu
- Aso
- Kaimon-dake
- Sakurajima
- Shinmoe-dake
Kenya[change | change source]
Mexico[change | change source]
- Colima
- Paricutín
- Popocatepetl
Montserrat[change | change source]
- Soufriere Hills
Netherlands Antilles[change | change source]
New Zealand[change | change source]
- Rangitoto Island and various cones in Auckland
- In the Taupo Volcanic Zone [1]
- Cones
- Mount Ruapehu
- Mount Tongariro
- Mount Ngaruruhoe
- Tauhara
- Waiotapu
- Mount Tarawera (part of the Okataina caldera)
- Kawerau
- White Island
- Caldera
- Lake Taupo
- Okataina
- Lake Rotorua
- Cones
- Mount Taranaki (formerly Mount Egmont)
- Lyttelton and Akaroa on Banks Peninsula
Norway[change | change source]
Panama[change | change source]
- Baru
- El Valle
- La Yeguada
Peru[change | change source]
- Coropuna
- El Misti
- Huaynaputina
- Nevado Chachani
- Nevados Casiri
- Nevados Firura
- Quimsachata
- Sabancaya
- Ticsani
- Tutupaca
- Ubinas
- Yucamane
Philippines[change | change source]
- Luzon
- Visayas
- Biliran
- Canlaon
- Panay
- Mindanao
- Apo
- Balatocan
- Calayo
- Hibok-hibok
- Kalatungan
- Latukan
- Leonard Range
- Makaturung
- Malindang
- Matumtum
- Paco
- Parker
- Ragang
Portugal[change | change source]
- Azores
- Agua de Pau
- Corvo
- Fayal
- Flores
- Furnas
- Graciosa
- Pico
- San Jorge
- Sete Cidades
- Terceira
- Madeira Islands
Russia[change | change source]
- Kamchatka
- Bezymianny
- Klyuchevskaya Sopka
- Kurile Islands
Rwanda[change | change source]
- Mount Karisimbi
Saint Kitts and Nevis[change | change source]
- Mount Misery
- Nevis Peak
- The Quill
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[change | change source]
- Soufriere volcano (1,234 m, active)
Solomon Islands[change | change source]
- Bagana
- Balbi
- Billy Mitchell
- Kavachi
- Loloru
- Nonda
- Savo
- Simbo
- Takuan Group
- Tore
South Sandwich Islands[change | change source]
- Bristol Island
- Candlemas Island
- Hodson
- Leskov Island
- Montagu Island
- Zavodovski
Spain[change | change source]
- Mainland Spain
- Campo de Calatrava (dormant)
- Croscat (dormant)
- Montsacopa (dormant)
- Olot (dormant)
- Santa Margarida Volcano (dormant)
- Canary Islands
- Fuerteventura (dormant)
- Gran Canaria (dormant)
- Hierro (dormant)
- La Palma (active)
- Lanzarote (active)
- Tenerife (dormant)
Tanzania[change | change source]
- Kieyo
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Meru
- Ngozi
- Ol Doinyo Lengai
- Rungwe
Tristan da Cunha[change | change source]
Turkey[change | change source]
- Mount Ararat (dormant)
Uganda[change | change source]
- Bufumbira
- Bunyaruguru Field
- Fort Portal Field
- Katunga
- Katwe-Kikorongo Field
- Kyatwa Volcanic Field
- Muhavura
USA[change | change source]
- Alaska
- Mount Adagdak
- Mount Akutan
- Mount Amak
- Mount Amukta
- Mount Aniakchak
- Mount Atka
- Mount Augustine
- Black Peak
- Mount Bobrof
- Bogoslof
- Mount Buldir
- Buzzard Creek
- Mount Carlisle
- Mount Chagulak
- Mount Chiginagak
- Mount Churchill
- Mount Cleveland
- Mount Dana
- Mount Davidof
- Mount Denison
- Devils Desk
- Mount Douglas
- Duncan Canal
- Mount Dutton
- Mount Edgecumbe
- Emmons Lake
- Mount Fisher
- Mount Frosty
- Fourpeaked
- Mount Gareloi
- Great Sitkin
- Mount Gordon
- Mount Griggs
- Mount Hayes
- Mount Herbert
- Mount Iliamna
- Imuruk Lake
- Ingakslugwat Hills
- Mount Isanotski
- Mount Kagamil
- Mount Kaguyak
- Mount Kanaga
- Mount Kasatochi
- Mount Katmai
- Mount Kialagvik
- Mount Kiska
- Mount Koniuji
- Mount Kukak
- Mount Kupreanof
- Kookooligit Mountains
- Little Sitkin
- Mount Mageik
- Mount Makushin
- Mount Martin
- Mount Moffett
- Novarupta
- Nunivak Island
- Mount Okmok
- Mount Redoubt
- Mount Roundtop
- Saint Michael
- Saint Paul Island
- Mount Pavlof
- Pavlof Sister
- Mount Recheschnoi
- Mount Sanford
- Mount Seguam
- Mount Segula
- Mount Semisopochnoi
- Mount Sergief
- Mount Shishaldin
- Mount Steller
- Snowy Mountain
- Mount Spurr
- Mount Stepovak
- Mount Takawangha
- Mount Tanaga
- Mount Trident
- Ugashik-Peulik
- Ukinrek Maars
- Mount Uliaga
- Mount Veniaminof
- Mount Vsevidof
- Mount Westdahl
- Mount Wrangell
- Mount Yantarni
- Mount Yunaska
- Arizona
- Sunset Crater
- Uinkaret Field
- California
- Amboy
- Big Cave
- Black Butte
- Brushy Butte
- Clear Lake
- Coso Volcanic Field
- Eagle Lake Field
- Golden Trout Creek
- Inyo Craters
- Lassen Peak
- Lavic Lake
- Long Valley Caldera
- Mammoth Mountain
- Medicine Lake
- Mono Craters
- Red Cones
- Mount Shasta
- Tumble Buttes
- Twin Buttes
- Ubehebe Craters
- Colorado
- Dotsero
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Craters of the Moon
- Hell's Half Acre
- Shoshone Lava Field
- Wapi Lava Field
- Nevada
- Steamboat Springs
- New Mexico
- Capulin
- Carrizozo
- Valles Caldera
- Zuni Bandera
- Oregon
- Mount Bachelor
- Mount Bailey
- Mount Belknap
- Blue Lake Crater
- Broken Top
- Cinnamon Butte
- Mount Mazama (Crater Lake)
- Davis Lake
- Devil's Garden
- Diamond Craters
- Four Craters Lava Field
- Mount Hood
- Jackie's Butte
- Mount Jefferson
- Jordan Craters
- Mount McLoughlin
- Newberry Caldera
- Saddle Butte
- Sand Mountain Field
- Mount Thielsen
- Three Sisters
- Three-Fingered Jack
- Squaw Ridge Lava Field
- Mount Washington
- Saipan
- Mount Tapochau
- Utah
- Bald Knoll
- Black Rock Desert
- Markagunt Plateau
- Santa Clara
- Washington
- Mount Adams
- Mount Baker
- Glacier Peak
- Indian Heaven
- Mount Rainier
- Mount St. Helens
- West Crater
- Wyoming
Vanuatu[change | change source]
- Ambrym
- Mount Yasur
Elsewhere in the solar system[change | change source]
Mars[change | change source]
- Olympus Mons
- Arsia Mons
- Pavonis Mons
- Ascraeus Mons
Other planets and moons[change | change source]
- Many on Io, a moon of the planet Jupiter, that are believed to eject sulfur or possibly sulfur dioxide.
- Many on Triton, a moon of the planet Neptune, that are believed to eject liquid nitrogen, dust, or methane compounds.
In fictional literature[change | change source]
- Mount Doom, or Orodruin, a fictional volcano in Mordor, from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth.
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Malahoff, Alexander (2000-12-18). "Lōihi Submarine Volcano: A unique, natural extremophile laboratory". In the Spotlight. Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (NOAA). Retrieved 2009-10-10.